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Ever wondered what an art museum curator actually does? Join Liz Miller, curator of the Myrtle Beach Art Museum, for an engaging and interactive discussion about her work behind the scenes. She’ll share how exhibitions are selected, planned (often a year or more in advance), and installed in just over a week. Hear about her path to becoming a curator, memorable installation challenges, and her proudest moments creating accessible, exciting visual art experiences for the Grand Strand community and its visitors.
About the Speaker:
Liz Miller is the curator at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, she currently resides in Surfside Beach. Liz received her B.A. in Art History and French Studies from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, in 2004, and her M.A. in Art History with a concentration in Renaissance art from the University of Georgia in Athens in 2007. Liz has served as curator at the Art Museum for 12 years. Prior to that, she worked as the Exhibition and Program Coordinator (2012–2013) and, in between degrees, as the Education Coordinator (2004–2005). Over the course of her tenure, she has curated more than 100 exhibitions for the Art Museum, including Feast Your Eyes: Celebrating the Food of the South (2017), Grand Strand Collects (2018), Can't You Sea? Ocean Plastic ARTifacts (2019), Leo Twiggs: Resilience (2021), Synchronicity: Alice Ballard + Brian Rutenberg (2022), Lifting Black Voices: The Rhodes Collection (2023), and Mary Edna Fraser: Awakening (2025).
In addition to curating, Liz has served as a judge for numerous exhibitions, including the National Sculpture Society’s 82nd Annual Awards Exhibition (Brookgreen Gardens, 2015), ArtSpace 506 Annual Small Works Show (2016), Seacoast Artists Guild (2017), Waterway Arts Association (2019), and the National Association of Women Artists' Brookgreen Inspires: Women Create exhibition (2025).